Card File Update

Front 1

1. Inventor, statesman and diplomat1st
2. 1st postmaster general/ opened 1st library
3. helped get french ait during american revolution
4. represents US in signing of treaty to end revolution

Back 1

Ben Franklin

Front 2

1. American Revolution general - becomes a traitor (bitter about debts)
2. Tried to capture west point but fails

Back 2

Benedict Arnold

Front 3

1. american spy/school teacher
2. "I only regret that i have but one life to lose for my country
3. excicuted as a spy

Back 3

Nathan Hale

Front 4

1. Made engraving of boston massaqure
2. midnight ride, "the brittish are comming"

Back 4

Paul Revere

Front 5

1. commaender and chief of the continental army
2. 1st persident

Back 5

George Washington

Front 6

1. african american - former slave who died at boston messacer some considered him the 1st american to die for our liberty

Back 6

Crispus Atticks

Front 7

1. author of common sense
2. author of the crisis - support for american soldiers

Back 7

Thomas Paine

Front 8

1. Brittish general defeated by washington at york town VA

Back 8

Lord Cornwalis

Front 9

1. give me liberty of give me death speech

Back 9

Partic Henry

Front 10

1. Wife of John and mother of John Quiney
2. Encouraged equal rights for women

Back 10

Abigel Adams

Front 11

1. Protested taxes by publishing 12 weekly letters in a PA news paper
2. farmer, lawyer and state assembally man

Back 11

John DIckinson

Front 12

1. primasy author of declaration of independance
2. Introduced decimal system and doller

Back 12

Thomas Jefferson

Front 13

1st signer of Declaration of Independance
2. president of the 2nd continental congress

Back 13

John Hancock

Front 14

1. First vice president
2. defended soldiers at boston masacure

Back 14

John Adams

Front 15

1. Founder of sons of liberty
2. created commitee of correspondance
3. organizer of the boston tea party

Back 15

Sam Adams